Spelling Bee January 20, 2025 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: I
Puzzle stats
Total words
47
Total points
202
Pangrams
2
Genius score
141
Center letter
I
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- WILDCAT
- WILDCAT
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
10 pts
5%
Good
16 pts
8%
Solid
30 pts
15%
Nice
50 pts
25%
Great
80 pts
40%
Amazing
101 pts
50%
Genius
141 pts
70%
Queen Bee
202 pts
100%
All accepted words
- acacia
- acai
- acid
- acidic
- addict
- alit
- atilt
- attic
- await
- cacti
- cattail
- cicada
- cilia
- dial
- dicta
- didact
- didactic
- dill
- iliac
- illicit
- italic
- lactic
- laic
- laical
- laid
- licit
- lilac
- lilt
- tacit
- tactic
- tactical
- tail
- tali
- tallit
- tidal
- till
- tilt
- twilit
- twill
- twit
- wail
- wait
- wild
- wildcat
- wildcat
- will
- wilt
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, January 20, 2025 uses the seven letters A, C, D, I, L, T, W, with I as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 47 accepted words for a total of 202 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 141 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.